Expert: Ronald Levy, M.D. - 2/12/2007

Question
hello mr. levy

im a freshmen student doing a career report and im planning on becoming anesthesiologist

do you think you can answer these questions listed below?

how many years of experience do you have?

what kind of salary can be expected?

and the pros and cons about your job?

i'd really appreciate it if you did answer back

please and thank you

Answer
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how many years of experience do you have?

I have been in practice 10 years

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what kind of salary can be expected?

It varies. Generally you start out from $150K to $200K but it can go up to over $400K if you are in private practice.

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and the pros and cons about your job?

Pros: Exciting, challenging, helping society, good compensation, prestige.

Cons: Long hours, risk of malpractice, Government redtape, high stress.

Hope this helps,

Ronald Levy, MD
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
UTMB-Galveston